Red Lobsters Shrimp Gumbo Recipes

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook and stir flour and oil until caramel-colored, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes (do not burn). Add the celery, green pepper and onion; cook and stir until tender, for 5-6 minutes. Stir in the broth, garlic, salt, pepper and cayenne; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes., Stir in the shrimp, okra, green onions and tomato. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until shrimp turn pink, 10 minutes. Stir in file powder. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• 1) Melt butter in a large heavy pot. Add flour; stir until blended. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, 6-8 minutes until golden brown. 2) Add onion, pepper and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes until vegetables are soft. 3) Stir in sausage, ham, Emeril's seasoning, paprika, and file powder and ground chile. Cook about 2 minutes. 4) Add broth and stir until well combined. Add brown sugar and bay leaf; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, 20 minutes for flavors to blend. Add shrimp and cook 10 minutes, or until pink and c ooked through. Discard bay leaf.

Steps:

• Make the roux: Combine the flour and vegetable oil in a wide Dutch oven over medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until dark brown, about 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Bring 10 quarts water to a boil in an extra-large, wide pot. Stir in the onion, bell peppers and roux and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very soft, about 45 minutes. Add the blue crab and lobster tail and boil until cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the lobster tail and crab; discard the crab. Let the lobster cool slightly, then remove the meat from the shell and cut into small chunks; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Add the Creole seasoning to the pot and bring to a boil; cook until the liquid reduces by one-quarter, about 1 hour, 30 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook over medium heat until firm, about 20 minutes. Add the crabmeat and reserved lobster meat and cook 10 minutes. Stir in the scallions and parsley and remove from the heat. Cover and let stand 30 minutes. Serve over rice.